Green-corn-husking machine



Feb. 20, 1923.. S. E. MORRAL ET AL. GREEN 00am HUSKING MACHINE.

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FILED JULY 22.192].

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application filed 31111! .22,

lmslrlng rolls and i'neans tor delivering" the but; d ears to such rolls. (Ether :lteatures oi? the invention. ivillbe gathered from the dis closure herein. l

The invention is embodied in the example herein shown and described, the teatures oi novelty being finally claimed.

In the accompanying drawing"- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the left hand side oi the 1]] ael e,

. Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is'atop plan. view of the huslcinr; rolls and p X Fig. at is a detail oi spurred finger :t'or loosening the huslrs alter the ears are. butted. l

Tn the views 5 designates a suitable trains upon which is supported a suitable table 6. 'llraveling over this table 6 is an ear teeding belt composed of regularly spaced blades 2' connected at their opposite ends to sproclrez chains 8 that are carried on suitable sprocket wheels at 9 and 10. The belt is driven by means of arnain power shalt 11 operating a sprocket chain 12 running from a sprocket wheel 1% to a sprocket Wheel 13 on an intermediate shaft 14 and bya similar chain 15 extending from a sprocket 15 on the in termediate shaft to a sprocket 16 ona shaft 17? having; the sprockets 9 for driving the chains 8. The blades or flights 7 are formed with a series Oi large square teeth as shown at 7 alined With each other on the belt.

The butt cutter or remover is in theiorm of a rotary knife 18 mounted on a shaft 19 driven by a sprocket chain 20 from the shaft containing the sprockets 10. To position the ear for removing the butt We employ a pair of rolls 21*21, the upper one of which is driven by a sprocket chain from a shaft 22 geared tothe main power shaft by spur gears 23 and 2t and the lower one oi? ll rneshing with a similar gear 43 Serial No.

which. isdrivon by suitable gearing operated by the aforesaid intermediate shaft 14;. li e vond the butt remover are gaging svreivs 25 and 26 carried one by the shaft 162 and the other by shait 27 operated by the spur 22 and the shaft 27 being driven by. a bevelgear 4 on the main power shat shaft 27. The gaging screwsfZo and gr I the amount of butt to be ren'ioreo. by the knife 18. The chznacter 28 designates e spring to hold the bntt of the down so that it will be properly ted to the gaging:

screws. 30 designates a spring tongue soeured to a frame plate 31 to lie in the patl'i ot theears and in line with the slot or spaces-s between corresponding pairs of the teeth 7 oi the flights'Z, said tongue having a bent end the lower side of Which is provided with. spurs 30" (see Fig. a) to engage the hooks and loosen thenin'hile the butt is bereinoved.

The hashing rolls designated 39; and are, accoi to our present invention, arranged transversely of the direction of move- 1 t oi the feed belt at the rear end ot the Tn order to insure the deliv 1'5 of the ears to such rolls We provide a stationary traw'ter plate 34: inclined toward the space between the rolls said plate provided With square teeth ZA 'like those on the flights oi: the teed belt but located so that the teeth of the flights shall pass between the teeth. of the plate.

Tn operation the ear falls from a flight of the feed belt onto the plate 34: While the flight and plate in substantial alinement. This construction insures the delivery of the ear by gravity alone to the hnskingr rolls in proper position for the removal of the husks. The bushing rolls are geared together to rotate tovvardv each other at the top through gears 32 and 33 the power for driving thorn being: derived through a belt 36 from the main povver sh aft 11.

To feed the ears along the space between the bushing rolls we provide a sprocket chain 37 having vertical flights 38, said chain. being carried by sprockets 39 and 40 driven bv a gear. ll engaged by Worm 41 on the bushing roll 33. The mechanism for moving the flights 38 is timed to bring the spaces between pairs of there successively into position to receive an ear from each flight ot the main food belt.

The liorivard front and feeding end. of the machine is that end l-Figs. 1 end 2. T

(L time between Without departing froi'ti the of? the invention es cl ned.

What We cl i i machine the combieedin" belt including its thereon and of hnskingi rolls the direction of belt and in position toothed emen; butting; nieiins, I lEQil E1. 7 liHIJlZlOII! ot the is d r to receive the ears oiscnerged from said belt and c toothed plate between the teeth of which the teeth of the toothed flights of the "feed helt pass for guiding the ears to said hnshingz rolls.

2. In 2. corn hnshing machine, the combination With an ear feeding .helt including toothed ear engaging flights thereon, and butting means, of a pair of'hnsking rolls arranged transversely of the direction of motion of the feeding belt and in position to receive the ears dischzn'ged from said belt and e. downwardly inclined toothed plate between the teeth of which the teeth of the toothed flights of the feed-belt pass for guidinp; the ears to said husking rolls.

3. In a corn hnslzing machine, the combination with an ear feeding belt including toothed ear one: zine flights thereon and hntting means. oi :2 pair of hushingr rolls ed transversely of the direction of. motion of the 'icedin j belt and in position to rcceirc the ears disclmr red from said belt: and n toothed plate between the teeth ot which the teeth oi? the toothed flights of the helt pa tor grinding; the ears to said hnsitinc roll and means tor movingthe ears along); said hnshi :41" rolls.

in :1 corn hnskin; machine. the combination ot a hntt remover. hnshingr rolls. means including; two belts with lights connecting: their. tor feeding,' the our crosswise of its leneiu' .to the hntt remover, means for t in the (iil'OPl'iUIi of its length remover. maging screws lo- "he cutter for controlling: the removed. said first named v niezzns adopted to convey the ear the butt remover to the hnsking rolls nouns for moving the ears along the o. ln 1 corn hnsking machine. the combinzitioi'i oi o. hntt remover hnslqingi rolls. means for liCGLlll' the ear crosswise of its length to the butt rei'noi-cr rolls for feeding the ear in the direction of its length toward the butt remover and gaging screws hevond the cntter for controlling the amountof hntt removed, said first named feeding means adapted to convey the ear from the hutt remover to the hnshing rolls and a transfer device couctingr with said our feeding means to direct the ear to said hnskin; rolls.

SAMUEL E. l\l()RRAL. VWLIJA M \V. M ORRA L. 

